Obituary Listing

Apr 2, 2018

Emory Lee Epps, Sr., age 73, peacefully passed on to be with the Lord surrounded by his loving family the evening of April 2, 2018. Emory was born on September 23, 1944 in Bibb County. He and the love of his life, Mina, were married for 48 years.

Emory was a man of many talents. Retirement gave...

Mar 31, 2018

Keith Mitchell Kirkland, age 51, of Nicholls passed away suddenly at his residence on Saturday, March 31, 2018. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents Agnus & Estell Taylor and paternal grandparents Jiles & Mamie Kirkland. He was a member of Nicholls Church of God of Prophecy.

Survivors include his parents, Ronnie Kirkland and Betty...

Mar 29, 2018

Rena Mae Long Hutto, age 80, of Alma passed away peacefully at the Bacon County Hospital on March 29, 2018 after a short illness. She was born in Saluda, South Carolina to the late Wilber Coleman Long and Sarah Black Long. Four brothers, Frank Long, W.H. Long , John David Long and Harold Long, two sisters, Janell Harmon and...

Mar 29, 2018

Retta Mae Cribb, age 92, of Fernandina Beach, FL died Thursday March 29 th , 2018 at Baptist Medical Center Nassau after an extended illness.  She was a native of Bacon County but had lived in Fernandina the past 55 years.  She was daughter of the late Lum Lewis and Rilla Purvis Lewis and was also preceded in death...

Mar 28, 2018

Tammie Karen Hamm, age 56, of Alma passed away suddenly March 28, 2018 at her residence after an extended illness. She was born in Appling County on August 19, 1961 to the late Walter Thomas "W.T." Branch and Audrey Courson Branch. Her husband Mickey Hamm preceded her in death.

Survivors include a brother, William Terry "Bo" Branch...

Mar 28, 2018

Johnny O. Ivey, age 69, of Alma passed away on March 28, 2018 at the Bacon County Hospital after an extended illness. He was born in Alma, Georgia on April 25, 1948 to the late Melvin Lamar Ivey and Winnie Napier Ivey. Three brothers, Gerald Lambert Ivey, Melvin Lamar Ivey, Jr. and Jack Ivey and two sisters, Jenette Arnold...

Mar 21, 2018

Obituary for Glenda Dale Strickland

Glenda Dale Strickland, age 70, formerly of Alma but had lived in Jesup the past 19 years passed away at Bacon County Hospital on Wednesday, March 21, 2018 after a short illness. Dale was born in Alma, Georgia on August 19, 1947 to Benjamin (B.V.) V. Hyde and Emma Louise...

Mar 21, 2018

Carol Jean Meeks Stewart, age 74, of Alma passed away on Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at her residence after a short illness. She lived in Woodstock, Georgia for 40 years before moving to Alma in 2017. Carol was daughter of the late H.T. Meeks and Virginia Moody Meeks and preceded in death by three brothers, Edward, Charles and Goodrich...

Mar 19, 2018

James Rodney Ahl, age 61, of Alma passed away on Monday, March 19, 2018 at Hospice Satilla in Waycross after a short illness. He was born on November 1, 1956 in Glynn County to the late James Monroe Ahl and Maedell Bell Ahl and was preceded in death a his stepson, Chad Buckins. He was a member of Antioch...

Mar 19, 2018

Shane Harper, age 42, of Nicholls died suddenly at his home Monday March 19 th , 2018.  He was a native of Coffee County and was preceded in death by paternal grandparents Mr & Mrs J C Harper and maternal grandparents Mr & Mrs Alton Kirkland.  Shane was a member of Pine Grove Baptist Church of Douglas.

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Mar 16, 2018

Rosemary Garrett Sweat, age 70, of Waycross passed away with her family by her side Friday, March 16, 2018 at her sons home in Blackshear, Georgia after a short illness. She was daughter of the late Leo Ethridge Garrett and Dorothy Newcomb Mosier and preceded in death by a sister, Vina Edwards. Rosemary was owner and operator of Sweats...

Mar 16, 2018

Joe Sears, age 79, of Alma passed away Friday, March 16, 2018 at Ogeechee Area Hospice after a short illness.  He was born in Alma, Georgia on October 19, 1938 to the late E. L. "Bill" Sears and Claudia Tanner Sears. Coach Sears retired from the Bacon County Department of Education after nearly 40 years of service as teacher,...

Mar 14, 2018

Mary Ruth Taylor, age 91, of Alma passed away on Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at the Bacon County Hospital after an extended illness. She was born on August 25, 1926 in Kilpatrick, Alabama. Mary was daughter of the late Jesse Robert Frasier and Savannah Davis Frasier and preceded in death by her husband, Harris Taylor, a daughter, Dianne Martin,...

Mar 13, 2018

Hughie Smith Whitmire, age 81, of Nicholls passed away at his residence on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 after an extended illness. He was born in Kenific, Oklahoma on February 27, 1937 to the late William Elmer Whitmire and Minnie Mae Richie Whitmire. A daughter, Sandra Elaine Whitmire, two brothers, William E. Whitmire, Jr. and James Arlis Whitmire, four sisters,...

Mar 13, 2018

Kimberly Tanner Fennell, age 40, of Alma passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at Southeast Georgia Health System after an extended illness. She was daughter of the late Kenneth Donny Tanner and was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Kermit and Winiford Tanner and maternal grandparents, Daniel and Clearsia Thomas. She retired 5 years ago from Respiratory Therapist...

Mar 6, 2018

Grover Cleveland Lane, age 91, of Alma passed away peacefully at his residence after an extended illness. He was born on November 28, 1926 to the late Mose Lane and Arizona Spears Lane and preceded in death by two brothers, Ellis and Don Lane, a sister, Ival Lane Stacy and his mother-in-law, Clara Wheeler Johnson. Grover served in the...

Mar 6, 2018

Sarah Cora Huff Wells, age 86, of Alma passed away at her residence on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 after an extended illness. She was daughter of the late John Griffith Huff and Lizzie Walden Huff and preceded in death by her husband, John Willie Wells, son Danny Wells, a grandson, Brandon Joseph Wells, two brothers, Amos and Naumon Huff...

Mar 5, 2018

Mr W. Knox Carreker, age, 86 of Waycross died early Monday morning March 5 th , 2018 at his home after an extended illness.  He was a native of Birmingham, AL, son of the late Grover Carreker and Grace Wise Carreker and was also preceded in death by his brother Russell Carreker.  Knox started with the Georgia Educational T...

Mar 3, 2018

Merle Thomas, age 87,of Nicholls, GA died early this morning Saturday March 3 rd , 2018 at Twin Oaks Nursing Home after a short illness.  She was a native of Coffee County, daughter of the late Jiles Kirkland and Mamie Taylor Kirkland and was also preceded in death by her two husbands Curtis Rigdon and Paul Thomas, a son...

Mar 1, 2018

Glenn Murray, age 66, of Alma passed away Thursday, March 1, 2018 in Hazlehurst after an extended illness. He was born in Alma, Georgia on June 13, 1951 to the late Walter Norwood Murray, Sr. and Helen Maudine Todd Murray Medders, two sons, Christopher Glenn Murray and Berry Alvin Murray, two brothers, Walter Norwood Murray, Jr. and F. Harold...